The word mandala comes from a Sanskrit word that loosely translates ... helping people to find peace once the meditation is complete. In Buddhism, the mandalas contain squares and circles ...

During the Buddhist ritual creating the mandala, the monks contemplate world peace, compassion, wisdom, loving-kindness, wellness and long life. Once complete, they sweep all the sand to the ...

His most recent mandala is a prayer for peace and an end to gun violence in the City of Philadelphia. The Lama is working on the mandala through November 27th and holding Q&A sessions that people ...